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Why did the Anti-federalist demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution

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2015-03-05T15:57:07-05:00

The Bill of Rights was part of the Massachusetts Compromise. When the Constitution needed to be ratified by congress it needed to be passed by 9 out of 13 states. Massachusetts said that if a Bill of Rights and some Amendments were added to the Constitution that they would vote to ratify it. The Federalists were at first opposed to the additions, but finally John Hancock and Samuel Adams Anti-Federalistsnegotiated a compromise where it was agreed that the first congress would consider a Bill of Rights and Amendments.